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Armed white residents lined Idaho streets amid 'antifa' protest fears. The leftist incursion was an online myth.; While Murkowski backs Mattis's rebuke of Trump, few Republicans join her; Shooter called Ga. jogger a racial slur as he lay dying, agent testifies; Pentagon's coronavirus plan includes millions for missile tubes and body armor ; Pandemic tests the generosity of U.S. billionaires: A Post survey looks at who has given and who hasn't; As the pandemic took jobs or workers fell ill, teens have toiled full time, becoming lifelines; China, Iran hackers are targeting presidential campaigns, Google says; Trump to waive environmental reviews to speed up construction of highways and pipelines, citing 'economic emergency'; Iran releases U.S. Navy veteran held for two years; The failure to protect black Americans from covid-19 ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online The day's most important stories, curated by Post editors.     The family of George Floyd stands for eight minutes and forty six seconds during a memorial service at Minneapolis North Central University on Thursda in Minneapolis. (Salwan Georges/The Post) Hundreds gather for George Floyd memorial in Minneapolis President Trump's former chief of staff John F. Kelly defended former defense secretary Jim Mattis on Thursday over Mattis's criticism of the president's handling of nationwide protests. Kelly also dismissed Trump's assertion that the president fired the retired general in 2018. By Allyson Chiu, Teo Armus, Katie Shepherd, Marisa Iati, Kim Bellware, Lateshia Beachum, Reis Thebault and John Wagner ●  Read more »   Armed white residents lined Idaho streets amid 'antifa' protest fears. The leftist incursion was an online myth. Misinformation about outside extremists spread widely online, fueling militant reactions throughout Idaho and other states. By Isaac Stanley-Becker and Tony Romm ●  Read more »   While Murkowski backs Mattis's rebuke of Trump, few Republicans join her Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) stood out among lawmakers in her party, who mostly stayed silent in the wake of Jim Mattis's criticism, accused the media of trying to stir controversy or offered support for the president. By Paul Kane and John Wagner ●  Read more »   Shooter called Ga. jogger a racial slur as he lay dying, agent testifies Two suspects also appeared via video for Georgia court hearing in the death of Ahmaud Arbery. By Cleve Wootson and Annie Gowen ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Pentagon's coronavirus plan includes millions for missile tubes and body armor The Defense Department received $10 billion under the economic stimulus bill to address the virus and its related economic effects. Here's how that money will be spent. By Aaron Gregg and Erica Werner ●  Read more »   Pandemic tests the generosity of U.S. billionaires: A Post survey looks at who has given and who hasn't The survey of the nation's 50 wealthiest people, who have a collective net worth of nearly $1.6 trillion, found that their announced donations amount to about $1 billion, which adds up to less than 0.1 percent of their combined wealth. By Roxanne Roberts and Will Hobson ●  Read more »   As the pandemic took jobs or workers fell ill, teens have toiled full time, becoming lifelines With parents in quarantine or unemployed, teens have had to forgo schooling to become family breadwinners, working jobs in grocery and big-box stores and keeping links in the nation's food supply intact while eschewing almost everything about being a teenager. By Robert Klemko ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   China, Iran hackers are targeting presidential campaigns, Google says The company said the efforts so far to hack staffers' Gmail accounts have failed. By Matt Viser, Josh Dawsey and Ellen Nakashima ●  Read more »   Trump to waive environmental reviews to speed up construction of highways and pipelines, citing 'economic emergency' The oil, gas and coal industries back the move, while legal experts warn it might be challenged in court. By Juliet Eilperin and Jeff Stein ●  Read more »   Iran releases U.S. Navy veteran held for two years Michael White, a California native who traveled to Iran to meet a woman he had met online, had been held for two years and contracted the coronavirus, said his family and a U.S. official. By John Hudson ●  Read more »   The failure to protect black Americans from covid-19 How cities failed to protect the black community from the coronavirus. President Trump's break with the World Health Organization during a pandemic. And the double-edged sword of cameras being everywhere for racial injustice protesters and police. Post Reports | Listen Now ●  By The Washington Post ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Post Most for the most popular and interesting stories of the day, from politics to opinions to world news, to keep you in the know. In your inbox, every day. Sign up »

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